Valentine’s Chain Mail Bracelet Idea

Want to put a DIY spin on your Valentine’s Day gifts? Make a few of these bracelets to give out to your BFFs and beloved family members. They’re cute, trendy and can be worn all year long. Easy enough for kids to make, this project is a fun idea for arts and crafts night.1. Required Tools and Materials:• For this tutorial you will need: • Rings with an aspect ratio (AR = inner diameter- ID divided by the wire diameter - WD) of at least 4.2• Two pairs of chain nose pliersI used rings with WR=0.95 and ID =4mm. This model is prone to being unstable, so you better make a tight, but still mobile piece. Also, you can try to pass a strand of leather to the core of the weave so that it will maintain its tubular shape. 2. Step-by-Step ProcessPut 4 closed rings into one opened ring. Close the link and arrange them into 2-1-2 chain. Pass an opened link through the 2 rightmost rings. Add 2 more rings to it and arrange the piece into 2-1-2-1-2 chain. Now move the 2 ring ends of the piece upwards until they touch. Link them with a ring and maintain a triangle shape.Observe the 2 rings corners other triangle. Now we will separate them, the top one goes above and the other go below. Try to raise and catch the top ones using your fingers. Lift the piece and arrange it so it resembles a triangle. Pass an open ring through one of the corners formed by 2 rings. Close the ring and repeat the step with the next corner and with the third. Now, flip upwards the last 3 rings you put, forming a triangle. Again, pass rings through the triangle’s corners. Continue, repeating the 2 steps: then flip upwards step and add 3 rings.